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A dozen armed police officers rushed in,guns drawn,surrounding the shooter.
He was arrested,and Lily and Jake were rushed to the hospital.
Their desperate attempts to sacrifice each other for survival?They were a perfect match of despicable people.
At the police station,asked about the motive,I told the truth.
When the officers heard Jake harassed women and hurled racist slurs,they frowned in disgust.
Learning Lily and Jake survived,I wasn’t angry—I smiled.
In my past life,after I died,Jake had bribed the media,claiming I’d insulted the man,causing my shooting with my so-called racism.
His harassment and racist remarks?Buried with his money.
He had already spread malicious rumors about me online,so netizens didn’t feel sorry for me—they cursed me,saying I deserved it.
He and Lily cashed in on the attention,selling products on their streams.
My poor mother sold our house to seek justice overseas,her hair turning white overnight.
Targeted by the online hate campaign they had orchestrated, she died of a broken heart.
Alive?Good.I’ll make you wish you weren’t.
Visiting Lily in the hospital,I found her in a regular ward,weakly sipping liquid food,her bedsheets were dirty and neglected.
Seeing me,she dropped her venomous look she had given me that night and whimpered, “Emma, I’m broke. Please pay my medical bills…”
I put on a pained face.“Lily,you know I worked my way through college.I’ve got nothing left after staying here for so long.”
She pivoted.“How can you not help me?If you hadn’t hidden in the crowd,I wouldn’t be in this state!”
“Oh?Jake caused this mess,and I’m supposed to take the bullet for you two?”
My bluntness silenced her—she knew I’d seen through her.
“There’s a way,”I said.“Beg Jake.He’s sprobably paid his own bills by now. After all this, he won’t abandon you.”
Her eyes lit up for a moment,then dimmed.“No way.He never spends on me.That night,we both…”
She was referring to their mutual betrayal.
I raised an eyebrow.“It’s simple.Jake’s an influencer.He harassed women and used racist slurs abroad.Threaten to leak that online,and he’ll pay up.”
Jake was a selfish,calculating opportunist who’d clawed his way to fame by slandering others.
He’d never let anyone have something that could destroy his career.
Watching these two snakes tear each other apart was extremely satisfying.
As I expected,Jake paid Lily’s bills.
After they were discharged from the hospital,they decided the incident had“ruined”their vacation,so they extended their stay for another two weeks.
Seeing them cling to each other once again made feel extremely uncomfortable.
But their stupidity worked to my advantage was perfect—it made them easier to manipulate.
Lily started gushing about her toxic relationship again.Her lovesick brain was incurable.
Jake’s coldness?“He’s like a brooding CEO type.”
His stinginess?“He’s frugal,great husband material.”
His secondhand smoke?“Manly charm.”
I fought back the urge to vomit,nodding along,but her delusion was staggering.
She’d just blackmailed him,yet fantasized about their happily ever after.
Jake,meanwhile,had grown tired of her.At the hotel,he was actively pursuing new flings,brazenly hitting on a married woman.
I caught him on video,arm around her,slipping into her room.
After digging,I confirmed her husband’s room number.
